Online Barbu Ladder

Submitting results

Ladder results should be sent to online.barbu.results@virgin.net. Emails to this address are processed automatically by a piece of software, so please don’t send any other correspondence to this address.

The results should be provided in the same form as the play records produced by the program (“File” then “Save Hand records”), but with full names, abbreviations or aliases in place of the "handles" used during the game. For an explanation of the rules for abbreviations, and a list of aliases, please click here:

Player naming and current alias list

More information

How the rating system works

Credits

Many people have been contributed to the creation of the ranking system. However, special thanks are due to:

· Gerben Dirksen, for having the idea, devising the original formula, writing the first program to calculate ratings, administering it for most of the first year, and providing useful advice and mathematical assistance ever since.

· Graham Hazel, without whose software none of it would have been possible.

Steve Altus, David Beer, Lew Stansby, Neil Trentham and Giles Woodruff, for providing advice and comments.

Barbu Heroes

Largest number of ladder wins

Neil Trentham (12)

All time highest scorer

Kit Woolsey (+653)

Highest score on a single deal

Kit Woolsey: +275 at Dominoes, subsequently equalled by Jon Rice

Winners, 2009

January: Mike Rice

February: Willie Whitaker

March: Doron Limor

April: Willie Whitaker

May: Martin Garvey

June: Neil Trentham

July: Doron Limor

July: Anne Jackson and Doron Limor

Winners, 2003-8

2008 ladder: John Therkelsen

2008 “Zester”: Ben Handley-Pritchard

2008 “Apple core”: Fabio Lo Presti

2007 ladder: Mike Rice

2007 “Zester”: Martin Garvey

2007 “Apple core”: Tony Nunn

2006 ladder: Francesco Mazzadi

2006 “Zester”: Martin Garvey

2006 “Apple core”: David Grainger

2005 ladder: Jérome Rombaut

2005 “Zester”: Martin Garvey

2005 “Apple core”: Jérome Rombaut

2004 ladder: Joel Wooldridge

2004 “Zester”: Neil Trentham

2004 “Apple core”: Joel Wooldridge

2003 ladder: JoAnna Stansby

Monthly/bimonthly/quarterly ladders: David Adler, Neil Allerton (twice), Steve Altus (twice), Giovanni Bobbio, Chris Dixon (twice), Graham Hazel, Martin Garvey (four times), Ben Handley-Pritchard (twice), Fabrizio Farnesi, Francesco Mazzadi (twice), Joon Pahk, Armando Pontecorvo (three times), Richard Probst, Jérome Rombaut (twice), Jon Rice, Mike Rice (five times), JoAnna Stansby (twice), Lew Stansby (three times), John Therkelsen (five times), Laura Tidone (twice), Neil Trentham (eleven times), Willie Whitaker (four times), Philip Wood, Kit Woolsey (twice)

Barbu Ladder - input data

Barbu Ladder Scores

Last updated: Tue 08 Sep 2009 23:42 (UK time)

Date South West North East
2009-08-01 Anne Jackson 279 Mac Argo -243 Cheryl Frizzell -88 Doris Denny 52
2009-08-01 Anne Jackson -216 Cheryl Frizzell -180 Willie Whitaker 177 Ben Handley-Pritchard 219
2009-08-02 Neil Trentham 172 Cheryl Frizzell 182 Joan Clark -286 Mac Argo -68
2009-08-02 Neil Trentham -219 Anne Jackson 291 Cheryl Frizzell 51 Doris Denny -123
2009-08-03 Neil Trentham -227 Cheryl Frizzell 60 Joan Clark -90 Ben Handley-Pritchard 257
2009-08-03 Neil Trentham 221 Cheryl Frizzell -324 Chris Dixon 69 Willie Whitaker 34
2009-08-03 Joan Clark 29 Mac Argo -222 Anne Jackson 126 Willie Whitaker 67
2009-08-03 Anne Jackson 226 Neil Trentham -240 Cheryl Frizzell 43 Willie Whitaker -29
2009-08-04 Joan Clark 157 Mac Argo -104 Anne Jackson 41 Doris Denny -94
2009-08-04 Joan Clark 55 Willie Whitaker 74 Cheryl Frizzell -222 Mac Argo 93
2009-08-04 Anne Jackson 102 Cheryl Frizzell -230 Willie Whitaker 36 Neil Trentham 92
2009-08-05 Joan Clark -14 Anne Jackson -67 Cheryl Frizzell -20 Martin Garvey 101
2009-08-05 Anne Jackson -103 Willie Whitaker 77 Cheryl Frizzell 243 Sally Woolsey -217
2009-08-06 Joan Clark 0 Mac Argo -20 Cheryl Frizzell 165 Doris Denny -145
2009-08-07 Joan Clark -73 Giuseppe Failla -104 Cheryl Frizzell 59 Anne Jackson 118
2009-08-07 Joan Clark 164 Cheryl Frizzell 35 Tony Nunn -47 Willie Whitaker -152
2009-08-07 Joan Clark 28 Andrew Garnett -24 Jon Rice -100 Willie Whitaker 96
2009-08-08 Joan Clark -34 Martin Garvey -180 Cheryl Frizzell -25 Anne Jackson 239
2009-08-09 Joan Clark 161 Neil Trentham -6 Cheryl Frizzell -111 Anne Jackson -44
2009-08-10 Martin Garvey -45 Cheryl Frizzell -5 Willie Whitaker -53 Sally Woolsey 103
2009-08-10 Martin Garvey -31 Mac Argo 15 Cheryl Frizzell 52 Doris Denny -36
2009-08-10 Joan Clark -9 Neil Trentham 180 Cheryl Frizzell 107 Martin Garvey -278
2009-08-10 Joan Clark -6 Doron Limor -34 Cheryl Frizzell -222 Neil Trentham 262
2009-08-11 Joan Clark 100 Doron Limor 70 Cheryl Frizzell -222 Mac Argo 52
2009-08-11 Neil Trentham 254 Anne Jackson 32 Cheryl Frizzell -22 Doris Denny -264
2009-08-12 Joan Clark 15 Mac Argo 131 Martin Garvey -33 Doris Denny -113
2009-08-12 Neil Trentham -96 Mac Argo 47 Cheryl Frizzell 86 Doris Denny -37
2009-08-12 Neil Trentham -85 Andrew Garnett 43 Cheryl Frizzell -43 Joan Clark 85
2009-08-12 Joan Clark 27 Cheryl Frizzell -105 Doron Limor -28 Lew Stansby 106
2009-08-13 Joan Clark -25 Mac Argo -354 Cheryl Frizzell 208 Doris Denny 171
2009-08-13 Joan Clark 97 Mac Argo -48 Cheryl Frizzell 14 Doris Denny -63
2009-08-14 Joan Clark 66 Cheryl Frizzell -247 Doron Limor 197 Neil Trentham -16
2009-08-14 Neil Trentham -75 Cheryl Frizzell -88 Doron Limor 202 Kit Woolsey -39
2009-08-16 Joan Clark 11 Doron Limor -163 Cheryl Frizzell -145 Neil Trentham 297
2009-08-16 Joan Clark -151 Cheryl Frizzell -28 Doron Limor 103 Neil Trentham 76
2009-08-17 Joan Clark -100 Doron Limor 125 Cheryl Frizzell 247 Mac Argo -272
2009-08-17 Joan Clark 217 Doron Limor -220 Cheryl Frizzell 70 Mac Argo -67
2009-08-18 Joan Clark 132 Doron Limor 194 Cheryl Frizzell -37 Doris Denny -289
2009-08-19 Joan Clark -125 Mac Argo -228 Cheryl Frizzell 159 Doron Limor 194
2009-08-19 Joan Clark -42 Mac Argo -166 Doron Limor 176 Cheryl Frizzell 32
2009-08-19 Joan Clark -72 Kit Woolsey -92 Doron Limor 25 Sally Woolsey 139
2009-08-20 Joan Clark 252 Mac Argo -231 Cheryl Frizzell 25 Doris Denny -46
2009-08-20 Joan Clark -368 Mac Argo 127 Cheryl Frizzell 80 Doron Limor 161
2009-08-21 Joan Clark -86 Neil Trentham -28 Cheryl Frizzell 91 Doron Limor 23
2009-08-21 Joan Clark -12 Kit Woolsey -32 Cheryl Frizzell -47 Sally Woolsey 91
2009-08-22 Joan Clark 168 Cheryl Frizzell -183 Doron Limor 17 Neil Trentham -2
2009-08-22 Joan Clark -46 Anne Jackson 122 Cheryl Frizzell 31 Doron Limor -107
2009-08-22 Joan Clark 10 Leonardo Cima -263 Doron Limor 242 Kit Woolsey 11
2009-08-23 Joan Clark -191 Cheryl Frizzell -89 Doron Limor 7 Neil Trentham 273
2009-08-23 Joan Clark 179 Leonardo Cima -273 Cheryl Frizzell 25 Doron Limor 69
2009-08-23 Joan Clark 50 Kit Woolsey 275 Doron Limor -134 Sally Woolsey -191
2009-08-24 Joan Clark 141 Michael Wilkinson -6 Cheryl Frizzell -6 Doron Limor -129
2009-08-24 Joan Clark 32 Doron Limor 137 Cheryl Frizzell -6 Mac Argo -163
2009-08-24 Doron Limor 191 Kit Woolsey -118 Willie Whitaker 148 Sally Woolsey -221
2009-08-25 Joan Clark 0 Mac Argo -140 Cheryl Frizzell 46 Doris Denny 94
2009-08-25 Joan Clark 162 Willie Whitaker 115 Cheryl Frizzell 102 Mac Argo -379
2009-08-25 Willie Whitaker -313 Mac Argo 63 Cheryl Frizzell 102 Doron Limor 148
2009-08-25 Joan Clark 15 Doron Limor 1 Dan Hoffenberg -208 Sally Woolsey 192
2009-08-25 Joan Clark 217 Kit Woolsey 22 Dan Hoffenberg -53 Sally Woolsey -186
2009-08-26 Joan Clark -166 Willie Whitaker 181 Cheryl Frizzell -56 Doris Denny 41
2009-08-26 Joan Clark 182 Willie Whitaker 42 Cheryl Frizzell -34 Sally Woolsey -190
2009-08-27 Joan Clark 169 Doron Limor 162 Cheryl Frizzell -136 Doris Denny -195
2009-08-28 Joan Clark -408 Doron Limor 175 Willie Whitaker 213 Lew Stansby 20
2009-08-28 Joan Clark -86 Mac Argo 1 Martin Garvey 186 Nicholas Cheung -101
2009-08-29 Joan Clark 108 Charlie Garrod -119 Doron Limor 93 Ben Handley-Pritchard -82
2009-08-29 Joan Clark 38 Doron Limor 24 Charlie Garrod -204 Sally Woolsey 142
2009-08-30 Joan Clark -32 JoAnna Stansby 83 Sally Woolsey 118 Doris Denny -169
2009-08-30 Joan Clark -96 Laura Tidone 37 Carlo Fogaroli 64 Sally Woolsey -5
2009-08-30 Joan Clark -74 Martin Garvey 66 Tony Nunn 152 Sally Woolsey -144
2009-08-30 Joan Clark -260 Doron Limor 67 Tony Nunn 68 Sally Woolsey 125